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ROW AI UUAENS. EN^IKS OF l,\oN CUKATE PIS Tf'HBANCK. CM Thne Dispensary Grafters Make Attack on Attorney General When He Begins to tired letters From BiST House Oew? to Beer Brewer Hermann. Lauren a. Aug. 26.?Champions of ?^eeao," or W. T. Crews, stormed the speakers piatform at the Laurens campaign meeting today when At? torney General Lyon, in response to demands from the crowd, promised to read the unpublished letters in th j series exchanged between Crews anu Hermann, an Augusta brewer. One of these letters Lyon read early in the campaign. While several fights were commencing. Bose Crews, a brother of J. T. Crews, cursed Lyon, who promptly struck and kicked him. Policeman, aided by chairman Cooper and Clerk of Court Bolt sep? arated the belligerents and restor? ed quiet During the remainder of Lyon's speech, in which the attorney general said the charge that he had misused State funds, made in Laurensvllle Herald, was an "infamous false? hood." A policeman sat at his feet with his hand grasping a half drawn re? volver Pass Crews tried to prevent the trouble and so assured Mr. Lyon. WATSON DECLINED AN HONOR. Weald Not Be a Candidate for Presi? dent of Factory Inspectors Aaeo Columbla, Aug. 2?.?Col. E. J. Watson. Commissioner of Agriculture, today declined to allow his name to bo placed In nomination for the Presidency of the International As? sociation of Factory inspectora He gave as his principal reason for de? clining, that he may accept the po? sition offered him by the Federal Qeesmment. Louis Guyon. of Mon? treal was chosen President, S. M. gioan. ?r South Carolina, was elected fourth Vice President. The meeting was held In the State Library at 10 o'clock and was follow? ed by a meeting of the Labor Com sntssloners. after which both Associ? ations met in Joint session. The thanked Governor Ansel, of Greenville, and oiher South Carolinians for courtesies extended. A barbecue Is being held at Ridge wood this afternoon. WIR HI ss FROM \FROPL.\NF. Another Aerial Achievement An? nounced In Brief Despatch. New York, Aug. 27.?"Buss, bins, aas, slss. slax," spoke the voice of Che cohoer in the ear of the wireless operator stationed this afternoon on Che roof of the grand stand at Sheeps head Bay race track. A mile away and five hundred feet up. Avltaor MeCurdy was a speck against the sky. The operator began to piece Sato ssnse the shuttering of the wire lens. This Is what he heard: ??Horton: Another chapter In arettar achievement Is recorded in the sending of a wireless from sn aeroplane. (Signed) "MeCurdy." Thus became a reality this after neon, the first wtrelss message sent from aviator In flight to a receiving station on earth. J. D. A. MeCurdy, a pupil of Glenn H. Curtis, was noth aviator and send? er, end Harry M. Horton, forerly a sergeant In she Spanish-American 'War. aetlagi Ondef the supervision of Major Samuel Reher. of the United States signal corps, was the receiv? ing? opernf r BSSTSSSl had tested his apparatus thoroughly and was sure that It wes tuned to receive any mes? sage prop#?rlv sent McCurdv hnd attached a key to hN steering whe^l and the antennae of his sending ap? paratus depended below him from the chassis of his biplane. Tie Is not an expert sender, but Horton, at tho other end. said he heard the message distinctly as soon as it was put Into the ggf NEW < nRI'Olt \ no\s ( ll\KH 11 Ten N? \\ i ompalncs obtain Authority to Oricanl/c. Columbi .. Aug. 29.?Among the ten new enterprise** commissioned or chartered today were the following: Chartered: Spartanburg Steam Inundrv Comn?ny; capital $2'?,ono. R. If. Rtjldsarri, President, C K. Band. Secretary. Bank of IMlon. capital $10.000. L W. Wise. President; J. D. Haltlwang er. Secretary and Treasurer. Commissioned: Bentlnol Publish? ing Company of Alken, capital %'?. ROD. Walter B, human and Roheft B. Illtt Marriage Is a lottery the bache? lor, an urgent gsWOSStty In the opin? ion of the widower. ? d< llghtt'ul temptation to tho widow. B habit with the actress.?Louisville ( our ler Journal WINTHROP TRUSTEES WIN. II AVK RIGHT TO PURCHASE I >a ml. Important Revision Made By Snpronie Court to Tills Effect In Fnvor of Winthrop Trustee*. Columbia, Aug. 27.-?The Supreme omni dselded today that the Trustees of Winthrop college have the right to purchase eight acres of land In Reell HUI, on which to erect a train? ing school. Plans were made two years ago to eftej this building, but the sale by the district trustees of the property was contested by a minority number of the trustees of the schools and others. The Supreme court holds, however, that the college trustees bad the right to buy the land. Eight acres were bought and consideration was $20.000. T1IK CLOSING C\MPAIGN. Candidates Addressed the Largest Crowd of the County Campaign. From The Daily Item. August 27. The county campaign which was held in the court house today closed the county campaign. It was the most largely attended of the meet? ings, the court house being crowded to the doors. The speakers were all on their metal and while covering the same ground as heretofore, made probably the best speeches they have yet delivered. Dr. Ray. who is opposing Congress? man Lever, made decidedly his best effort today. His criticism of Mr. Lever's lumber vote was close-cut and he made a logical presentation of his own view of the duty of a congressman to abide by the letter of the platform. Mr. Lever made about his usual speech, except that he devoted a part of his time to a caustive criticism of the Columbia State for Its refusal to print his defense of his course in con? gress in voting for the tariff on lum? ber, although The State had printed edumn after column of biased criti? cism of his vote. This defense was embraced In a speech he made at the campaign meeting in Columbia last Saturday night, and he had furnish? ed the reporters of The State with a typewritten copy of the speech. Mr. Lever briefly stated his reason for voting for the lumber tariff, and closed with the request that the people vote for him on his record. He thanked the people of Sumter for all they had done for him In the past. It being dinner time when Mr. Lever commenced and the crowd beginning to disperse, it was decided to adjourn the meeting until after dinner, at which time the candidates for the House of Representatives and others who had not spoken at the morning session, made their speeches. COLUMBIA NEWS NOTES. New Corporations Commissioned To. day?Case Decided by Supreme Court. Columbia. Aug. 26.?Commission*: Southern Realty Company, of St. Matthews, capital $1,000. Petitioners: J. M. Holman. A. W. Holman and U. H. Pidcocke. Jefferson Cotton Oil Company, of Jefferson, capital $15,000. Petitioners: L. E. Gardner, J. C. Miller, Geo. W, Gregory and others. Chartered: Vaughn Furniture Company, of Florence, capital $8,000. Officers: S. Vaughn, President; R. E. DuBose Treasurer; A. Ervln, Sec? retary. The Supreme Court today. In the case of Lawrence M. Zelgler, Plain? tiff-Appellant, against D. Weston Shuller and Govan A. Shuller, De? fendants-Respondents, decided a real estate tangle Involving the rights of a young man who was at ono time in the nospltal for the insane. Zelgler brought action in Orangehurg county for a partition of certain real es? tate, v.hi<h he claimed belonged to himself and D. Weston Shuller, al? leging that Govan A. Shuller had i d his part to Zelgler and D. Weston Shuller. D. Weston Shuller denied the claim, and stated that his brother Goran, was In tho asylum Sfhsn the deed was made and that he was not In his right mind. The lower Court took this view of the case. The l Intm amount* to seven thousand dollars. "Const leross." '?Do thsss Englishmen understand Amerhan slang?" Some of them do. Why?" "My daughter Is to be married In London and the duke has cabled me to some across." Tii" d< posed Sultan Of Turkey has :'??<> Inmatei of the harem for which no nan ean h.. found, Don't every? body speak at ore e Atlanta Consti? tution. James Renders, 1-year-old son of Robert Sanders of Florence c unty was Instantly killed Tuesday after? noon by falling from a wagon and frnet irlng hi* ?hull, CANDIDATES SPEAK WELL LARGE GATHERING OF VOTERS HEAR EXCELLENT SPEECHES. Number of Indies in Audience? ?Crowd Liberal with Applause? Candidates for Magistrate Speak I list?Unopposed Candidates Did Not S|>eak. Prom Ths Dally item, August -7. BXOSPt for the excellence of the ?psschsi delivered and the liberality of the applause given the speakers, ths campaign meeting at the Court House last night would have been featureless, the candidates all cov? ering practically the same ground gone over at the other meetings in the county. The meeting was called to order at 8 o'clock by Mr. J. A. Warren, the court room being comfortably filled with voters, a number of ladies be? ing present also, when the speaking began. Mr. Warren announced that the candidates for Magistrate in this city would open the ball, the in? cumbent. Mr. Horace Harhy being the nrst speaker. Harhy and Wells. Mr. Harhy began by saying that there were no issues between the magisterial candidates to be discussed, and that it was merely the question of who was the best man. He twitted Mr. Wells about saying that he (Wells) was a "White man's" magis? trate, Mr. Harhy saying that he was "no man's" magistrate, and would give justice to every man. He referr? ed with pride to his past record, and promised to do as well again If re elected. Mr. Wells began by stating emphati? cally that he "was" a "white man's" magistrate, but did not mean by that that he would oppress the negro. He then went on to explain what he did mean, viz. that in most cases where the negro and the white man "fall out," the negro is to blame and that he considered this in trying cases. Mr. Wells said it was his "turn" to have the office, and that if elected he would discharge the duties of this office to the best of his ability. He closed by telling the voters to vote for the "best all round." He was liber? ally applauded. Sanders and Clifton. Mr. A. K. Sanders first stated that he knew the great duties of a sena? tor, but believed that Qod had given him the brain, ability, integrity, and backbone to hold that position, hence his reason for asking this office of the voters. He then said that all the issues had already been discussed, stating briefly his position in these matters. He favors local option, and liberal appropriations for State col? leges, but said that some State in? stitutions are spending too much. "Give them what they need, but no more." He said it was needless to State his position again in regard to the old Confederate soldiers. Favors good sand-clay roads from one end of the county to the other, but will not give his vote for these roads until it is submitted to the people. He stat? ed that the rural districts had not a representative since Lee county was cut off except that Mr. Dabbs had fill? ed an unexplred term. He said fur? ther that he does not wish to "array town against country.," having the highest interest in Sumter city, and that he does not want votes because he is a farmer, but if he is a good man, "elect him." He received liber? al applause. Senator John H. Clifton asked "Who is against the farmers?" He said Sumter as an agricultural and Industrial county, and that if reel^ct ed will represent "all." He favors good roads and wants something dons to procure them in the near fu? ture. He was applauded when he mentioned the paving of Main Street, and asked why bonds were not is? sued "now." He referred to Sum ter's fine schools, and said that he favors liberal appropriation for State institutions. Favors aiding old sol? diers, and referred to his being call? ed "ths young friend of the old sol? dier." Favors local option, but does not agree with Judge Memmlnger in his understanding of the liquor law, and stated that the Supreme court bad In part not done so either. He thsn stated his position on the mils ig? bill and the Tillman matter, as already explained by him in the news? papers. He thanked the City of Sum? ter for the handsome vote a .vays ac rordod him. He was liberally ap? plauded . House of Representatives. Mr. t. r Fr/iaer favors public edu? cation in all departments. He said tho Confederate soldiers fought for bim as a child, and lie believes in looking after them. Agrees with Senator Clifton that a man can have whiskey tor his personal use. lie read his statement on the liquor ques? tion as ho has done at each of the other meetings, He favors local op? tion because bo favors prohibition." ii" favors k.I roads also, bul In ??'(raid we don'l ki ow how to build I bom j ? t. bul it we do know how, ' build." i<i it. d that he v. o: open for questions in regard to his conduct. I b was applauded. The < rowd heran to thin out after his speech. Mr. J. E. DuPre said nearly every? body in Sumter knew him, hut he would tell something of himself to those who didn't. He referred to his service 111 the Sumter County Re? serves during the Civil war. He said he was the only real farmer running for the legislature and would represent them for that reason. He said that the State was in debt, and that she shouldn't spend more than is abso? lutely necessary. He favors good roads, but not"until a method can be found to make them so they will last. Favors as liberal pensions for old soldiers as the State can afford. Fa? vors good schools and equalization of property in town and county. He is a prohibitionist, and will vote for any law that will further prohibition, but thinks local option the best solu? tion so far. He referred to his honesty and Christian character. Liberal applause followed his speech. Mr. C. E. Stubbs began by stating that he would make a fifteen minute speech in five minutes, which brought forth applause. He said one of the two bills introduced by him in the legislature had been passed, and that j he had received a number of boquets for getting this bill through. He stated that the matters that come up in the legislature are attended to through committees, and that he was on three of these. He wants good roads, but first let the people decide if they want them. Believes in hav? ing good schools and appropriations I for old soldiers. Mr. Stubbs said he did not see where liquor was an is? sue now, because under the Carey Cothran law an election cannot be held but every four years, and that it will be three before another such election can be held in this county, and that the representatives to be elected now, would then have finish? ed their terms of office. He said, however, that he wanted it understood that he was a "pro-hl-bi-tionist." I (Applause.) Doesn't believe in I making promises, but will do the best I he can if reelected. Liberally ap I plauded. I Dr. Geo. W. Dick started off by I telling some of his funny jokes, which j are always new and never fail to J bring a laugh. He explained the I workings of the legislature through J committees, stating that if reelected J he will be chairman of the Ways and J Means committee. Dr. Dick then told j of his work for the insane, and his I work for the reformatory at Flor I ence, taking some time to give a real I istic picture of the great work being j accomplished there. He told of his j introduction of the bill and Its pas I sage, by which the Dupont Powder I Co., are manufacturing from sawdust I in Georgetown a compound, of which! I the Japanese government are trying I to obtain the formula. On closing he J was liberally applauded. Mr. R .B. Belser stated that he had J a definite purpose in view In entering I the campaign, and explained the re I sources of this State. Favors local I option. Favors liberal pensions for I old soldiers, and good schools, but wants them centralized so that bet I ter teachers can be employed and I longer terms can be held. He men J tloned the Torrens system, and ex I plained its advantages. He mentioned his securing at a great saving to the I county, the site for the new court J house, and was liberally applauded. J He then entered into an explanation j of his good roads proposition as ex I plained at other meetings. When J Mr. Belser's time was up he had not finished his explanation but the crowd said "Go on Belser," and he finished amid liberal applause. County Superintendent of Fducation. Dr. J. Herbert Hanysworth told of the value and advantages of a good education, and stands for the selec? tion of the best teachers in the public schools. He was given liberal ap? plause. ' Mr. J. E. Rembert said that Sum? ter was "fixed" as to schools, more schools being needed in the rural dis? tricts. He referred to his past rec? ord, telling of his successful man? agement of tho office when he held it once before. He received applause. Mr Warren Ihen announced that owing to the lateness of the hour the unopposed candidates asked to be excused from speaking, and this was accordingly done. Kil l li? WITH BUCKET. Two Boys of 1 1 Years Fight nnd One is Dead From Concussion of Brain. Fort Mill, Aug. 2fi.?A coroner's jury held an inquest In Fort Mill last night over the body of Aubrey Culp, the 14-year-old son of W. M. Culp, who died on the way to a Charlotte hospital yesterday afternoon as a re? sult of a blow which he received In the head Tuesday afternoon w'th a tin dinned pall in the hands of Qatl Helms, also H years of age. Bequest to Tuskogec. New York, Aug. 26.?By the .bath of Mrs. Flora T< Dotger, who died a1 her home In South Orange, X .T., this afternoon, the hulk of her estate estimated at $1,000,000, will go to Tuskegee Institute, of which Booker T. Washington h the head. The tier man hospital id Philadelphia will re? ceive 110.000 COTTON MARKET DULL. Condition Figures Are a Paramount Issue and the Trade Is Uncertain in Regard to Them. New (>rleans, Aug. 28.?This week the market is liable to be rather a dull affair. In the first place, the | old season will end on Wednesday! and the trade will be anlxoui to know all about the statistics of the old I crop before entering extensively into commitments in the new, and in the | second place the end of the market week will come on Friday because of Labor Day. On Friday the gov? ernment's report on the condition of the crop on August 25, will be is used and with such an important re? port right at the week-end and fol? lowed by the triple holiday traders will hardly care to do much new busi? ness but rather will even up their ac? counts. As is generally the case, the trade does not know what to expect for the old crop statistical totals. The crop itself may be larger or smaller than generally expected and surprises may be found in spinners takings or in the on hand figures. Toward the end of each season, the amateur statisticians are rather apt to say little for the figures from Hester, which are rather likely to upset estimates from people who are inclined to lean one way or another in the fu? ture market. With the statistics of the old crop at hand, the trade will know where it stands, which is a very good reason for waiting until the figures are out before beginning large operations. As yet the trade does not know what to expect in the way of con-1 dition figures. A month ago the con? dition of the crop was put at 75.5 per cent, of the normal. Bears have not said much about what they ex? pect yet, but it is very probable that the bureaus that lean toward the short side will come out early In the week with claims of a percentage of at least 76. Such claims would be based on improvement in the crops of the State in the central and eas? tern portions of the belt. The bulls will probably claim a loss of from 3 to 5 points, perhaps more, although even the bulls have been impressed with the good accounts from Missis? sippi, Alabama and Georgia. This coming condition report is important for it will form the basis of the first serious crop estimate of the season. It is now approaching time for such guesses and they will be soon issued, and while a guess is a guess, esti maves of the yield from prominent and responsible houses always have some effect on the market. The movement of new cotton will be a feature of great importance this week, for from it it may be learned the attitude of farmers toward tho market. The trade is convinced that if the movement keeps up at the rate it has it will exert severe pressure on prices; If it falls off this week it will be taken as proof that farmers are sharing the same view and are marketing with more caution and Judgment. The future market will have a tendency to follow the spot markets of the South this week more than has been the ease for a long time past. COTTON CROP CONDITIONS. The Commercial-Appeal Says Pre? cipitation Was of Local Benefit? Oklahoma's Progress (.ood. Memphis, Tonn.. Aug. 28.?The cot? ton crop situation will be summari? zed thus by The Commercial-Ap? peal tomorrow morning: "It is evident that the recent rain? fall in Texas has been of scattered and of local benefit, the precipita? tion being too light in most cases to relieve the drought. In central and southern parts of the State bolls are opening very rapidly and almost the entire crop, unless rain falls soon, will very shortly be ready for the pickers. The yield promises some? what better than last year, however. The crop in northern counties is good. Oklahoma's prospect con? tinues excellent, a record product'on being indicated. j "In other States returns do not average quite so favorable as during the preceeding four weeks. The rain? fall has been unevenly distributed and there are places where shedding l is complained of, the serious com? plaint coming from southern and central Alabama. The crop in Lou siana and southern Mississippi will not be increased beyond its present promise because of the activity of the boll weevil. "In all Eastern and Central States where rain has fallen in the past two weeks reports are good and there are some fine crops. The plant gen? erally has fruited well, but a late frost is needed for maturing every? thing in sight. As a rule cotton is opening slowly, but the fruit is be? ginning to mature more rapidly than heretofore. The irregularities of reports makes general characterization difficult, many poor crops appearing in the same districts with good ones." Foley Kidney Pills ?Tonic in quality and action, quick in results. For backache, headache, dizziness, nerovnsness, urinary irreg? ularities and rheumatism. Siberfs Drug Store. Champ Ciark denies that he sal?l Great Britain would soon become a republic. But it may become a re? public about the time Colonel Champ becomes Speaker of the House.? Omaha Daily Bee. ?In buying a cough medicine, don't be afraid to get Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. There Is no danger from it and relief is sure to follow. Especial? ly recommended for coughs, colds and whooping cough. 8o!d by W. W. Hb set Mr. James C. McCall, formerly n member of the legislature from Florence county, died at his home at Effingham. Wednesday, aged ?fc years. Thus far Esperanto has made no provision for profanity, a serious handicap to its popularity.?Boston Transcript ma mrmwwwww National Encampment. G? A. R. ATLANTIC CITY, N. J. r> /l C Round Trip Rate <nj^ 'V /f C -V^^.^?D From Sumter JJJ)X?4e^fc%3 With corresponding rates from other points via the ATLANTIC COAST LINE DATES OF SALE?Setember 15 to 19, 1910. inclu? sive. STOP OVERS?10 days not to exceed final limit will be allowed on both the going and return trips at Rich? mond or Norfork and Washington, Baltimore and Phila? delphia, by depositing tickets on arrival at stop-over Point with Depot Ticket Agent. Tickets will be limited to return, not later than mid? night of Setember 29, But May Be Extended to October 28, by depositing tickets and payment of Si.00. Make arrangements for tickets, Pullman reservations well in advance with M. 11. Dickey Ticket Agent, Sum? ter, S. C. ? W. J. CltAIG, T. C. WHITE, Passenger Traltic Manager, General Passenger Agent. WILMINGTON, N. C. T ime, Cement, ACME PLASTER, SHINGLES, LATHS, FIRE BRICK, DRAIN PIPE, ETC. Uov CZmin Rice Flour, Ship Stuff, Bran, Mixed iia^, vjiam, c Q w a n d thicken Feed. Horses, Mules, R; * * [ I ss\ w **? ns. ? n:d \<> Order Too Large or 'loo Small Booth=Harby Live Stock Co. KCMTKK, SOUTH CAROLINA.